AIANY Comments on DOB’s Third LL97 Rules Package

AIANY Comments on NYC Department of Building’s proposed amendment to Article 320 of Chapter 3 of Title 28 of the New York City Administrative Code, the third rules package for Local Law 97. AIANY has been a long-time supporter of Local Law 97 and efforts to successfully implement the law to meet the greenhouse gas reduction goals. In recognition of the challenges to comply with the law and the housing affordability challenges New Yorkers are faced with, we strongly support the Affordable Housing Reinvestment Fund (AHRF) as a tool to support affordable housing. This program will be a valuable resource for HPD to assist low income buildings make necessary energy efficient retrofits. We support efforts to incentivize and aid residential buildings in complying with Local Law 97, and AHRF is an important resource enabling NYC to hit our carbon reduction targets.